Honda Civic Service Manual page 1125

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Airbag Disposal (cont'dl
Deploying Components Out of the Vehicle
lf an intact airbag or tensioner has been removed from
a scrapped vehicle, or has been found defective or
damaged during transit, storage, or service, it should be
deoloved as follows:
1. Confirm that the special tool isfunctioning properly
by following the check procedure on this page or
o n t h e t o o l l a b e l .
2. Position the airbag face up, outdoors, on flat
ground, at least 30 feet (10 meters) from any
obstacles or DeoDle.
3. Follow steps 9 through 1 1 of the in-vehicle
deployment procedure.
Disposal of Damaged Components
1. lf installed in a vehicle, follow the removal
procedure for the driver's airbag (see page 23-113),
front passenger's airbag (see page 23-114), side
a i r b a g ( s e e p a g e 2 3 - 1 1 5 ) . s e a t b e l t t e n s i o n e r ( s e e
page 23-4), and seat belt buckle tensioner.
2. In all cases. make a short circuit by cutting,
stripping, and twisting together the two inflator
w i r e s .
NOTE; The driver's and passenger's airbag each
have four wires: twist each pair of like-colored
wires together
Package the component in the same packaging that
the new reolacement Dart came in.
Mark the outside of the box "DAMAGED AIRBAG
NOT DEPLOYED'" ''DAMAGED SIDE AIRBAG NOT
DEPLOYED", "DAMAGED SEAT BELT TENSIONER
NOT DEPLOYED" or "DAlvlAGED SEAT BELT
BUCKLE TENSIONER NOT DEPLOYED" so it does
not get confused with your parts stock.
Contact your Honda District Service Manager for
how and where to return it for disposal.
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Deployment Tool Check
1. Connect the yellow clips to both switch protector
handles on the tool; connect the tool to a battery.
2. Push the operation switch: green means the tool is
OK; red means the tool is faulty
3. Disconnectthe battery and the yellow clips.
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